Conservação no Parque Marinho da Barra: proposta de um modelo hierárquico para nortear políticas, estratégias e ações de gestão ambiental

Abstract

Parque Marinho da Barra is a Brazilian marine protected area located in a region of intense tourist activity and diverse social practices. This work proposes an Hierarchical Model (SALTHE, 1985; 2001; 2010) to summarize the conversation processes in the Park area regarding the role played by the social actors and institutional forces, translated into constraints and mechanisms that operate within the system, which is organized in 3 different levels. At the Superior Level, we analyze the ways in which conservation concepts were historically conceived and integrated into public management policies and instruments in Brazil, resulting in conservation references and practices based on a society-nature dichotomy that promotes a utilitarian view and excludes social dimensions - despite most recent efforts for public participation on the policies and actions associated with Environmental Management, At the Inferior Level, we analyze the interactions between different social actors and how they still struggle with the differences between each system of practices, knowledges and values. Interactions based on regimes of co-production appear as a solution for a better understanding between parts, in order to align more effective actions, objectives, priorities and practices for conservation and environmental management.